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A Study Of Public Speaking Abilities Of Lds Youth, Robert W. West Jan 1967

A Study Of Public Speaking Abilities Of Lds Youth, Robert W. West

Theses and Dissertations

This study deals with public speaking among teenagers. It is the sincere hope of the writer that this thesis may challenge young people and help motivate them to become better speakers. If it does this then it is partly successful. It may point out some weaknesses and habits in their own style of speaking that are handicaps rather than assets. It may also show some of the strong points of teenage public speaking in general, the writer hopes it will help young speakers want to overcome the trifles of poor speech habits to make their speaking nearer perfection.


The Beehive House: Its Design, Restoration And Furnishings, Judy Butler Anderson Jan 1967

The Beehive House: Its Design, Restoration And Furnishings, Judy Butler Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

This study has been an attempt to examine the design, restoration and furnishings of the Beehive House to determine the degree to which the home was accurately restored, and to learn more about the key furnishings within the home.
The answers to four questions have formed the body of the thesis:
1. What was the historical background of the Beehive House to the times of its restoration?
2. To what extent is the structural restoration authentic to the time of Brigham Young?
3. What items were originally found in the Beehive House?
4. To what extenet are the furnishings appropriate …


The Role Of 465 L In The National Command And Control System, Richard C. Corbin Jan 1967

The Role Of 465 L In The National Command And Control System, Richard C. Corbin

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No abstract provided.


Theory And Application In The Development Of A Production Of Volpone, David C. Estrem Jan 1967

Theory And Application In The Development Of A Production Of Volpone, David C. Estrem

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Business Teacher Education In Ontario, Sandra D. Ubelacker Jan 1967

An Analysis Of Business Teacher Education In Ontario, Sandra D. Ubelacker

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No abstract provided.


A Quantitative Analysis Of Matthew Cowley's Use Of The Illustrative Method Of Oral Support, Kenneth Lloyd Young Jan 1966

A Quantitative Analysis Of Matthew Cowley's Use Of The Illustrative Method Of Oral Support, Kenneth Lloyd Young

Theses and Dissertations

The chief purpose of this analysis is to determine how much Matthew Cowley used the illustrative method of oral support in his public speaking. A minor purpose is to determine the dominant motivating appeals used in his speaking. Such an examination should provide valuable insight for those desiring effective techniques in public speaking situations.


Mormon Colonization Of The San Luis Valley, Colorado, 1878-1900, Judson Harold Flower Jr. Jan 1966

Mormon Colonization Of The San Luis Valley, Colorado, 1878-1900, Judson Harold Flower Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

In the late 1870's, missionary successes in the southern states prompted the search for a location to which the new converts could migrate and establish their homes among the Saints in "Zion." The area eventually decided upon for the location of the southern converts was the San Luis Valley, in southern Colorado. Elder John Morgan, the most prominent figure in the early missionary work in the South, was given the leading role in bringing southern converts to the settlements which were to be established in the San Luis Valley. The initial settlement of Saints in the valley took place in …


The Nature And Cause Of Internal And External Conflict Of The Mormons In Ohio Between 1830 And 1838, Max H. Parkin Jan 1966

The Nature And Cause Of Internal And External Conflict Of The Mormons In Ohio Between 1830 And 1838, Max H. Parkin

Theses and Dissertations

This study is designed to describe some of the causes of resistance to and internal conflicts in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio during the period 1830 to 1838. It is also intended to specify some of the ways the anti-Mormon elements executed their disapproval of the Church and its members in Ohio during that time.


A Study Of The Sensitivity Of Semantic Differentiation When Applied To An Established Premise In Dramatic Production, Glenn M. Stocker Jan 1966

A Study Of The Sensitivity Of Semantic Differentiation When Applied To An Established Premise In Dramatic Production, Glenn M. Stocker

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Visual Portion Of The U.S. Documentary Film The River, William Edward Fleming Jan 1966

An Analysis Of The Visual Portion Of The U.S. Documentary Film The River, William Edward Fleming

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No abstract provided.


The Origin Of The Republic Of Latvia, Martin V. Vitums Jan 1966

The Origin Of The Republic Of Latvia, Martin V. Vitums

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No abstract provided.


Only There Were Two: An Original Play In Three Acts, Ronald A. Dalley Aug 1965

Only There Were Two: An Original Play In Three Acts, Ronald A. Dalley

Theses and Dissertations

Only There Were Two, a full-length three-act play, is written as a reminder to us all of the faith and endurance of a handful of Mormon settlers. I have endeavored to capture the dramatic spirit of a man who would not let bigotry and prejudice run him from his home.


The Solo Vocal Music Of Benjamin Britten: The Effect Of The Text Upon The Music, David A. Reiser May 1965

The Solo Vocal Music Of Benjamin Britten: The Effect Of The Text Upon The Music, David A. Reiser

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No abstract provided.


Desert Journey: A Religious Dance-Drama And An Evaluation Of Its Effect On A Selected Latter-Day Saint Audience, Frank W. Hatch Jan 1965

Desert Journey: A Religious Dance-Drama And An Evaluation Of Its Effect On A Selected Latter-Day Saint Audience, Frank W. Hatch

Theses and Dissertations

The Holy scriptures abound in references to the use of dance as a means of worship. It would seem that there is a need to understand how present day members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints feel in regard to the kind of dancing referred to in the Scriptures.

This study will be concerned with the production of "Desert Journey," a religious dance-drama depicting an episode from the Book of Mormon. A record of "Desert Journey" will be made with a movement notation system adapted from Motation, an architectual movement notation system developed by Laurence Halprin of …


Presentationalism In Thornton Wilder's Three Major Theatrical Works : Our Town, The Skin Of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker, Leo H. Siegmund Jan 1965

Presentationalism In Thornton Wilder's Three Major Theatrical Works : Our Town, The Skin Of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker, Leo H. Siegmund

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No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Readers' Theatre Production Style, Winnifred A. Larson May 1964

An Investigation Of The Readers' Theatre Production Style, Winnifred A. Larson

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No abstract provided.


Self-Revelation In Dickens's American Notes And Martin Chuzzlewit, May E. Hinton Jan 1964

Self-Revelation In Dickens's American Notes And Martin Chuzzlewit, May E. Hinton

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No abstract provided.


A Critical Analysis Of Graham Greene's The Power And The Glory, Jack A. Neufeld Jan 1964

A Critical Analysis Of Graham Greene's The Power And The Glory, Jack A. Neufeld

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No abstract provided.


The Early Lied, Helen Drovdal Larson Jan 1964

The Early Lied, Helen Drovdal Larson

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Economic Recession On The Retailing Structure Of The Gogebic Range, James W. Camerius Aug 1963

The Effects Of Economic Recession On The Retailing Structure Of The Gogebic Range, James W. Camerius

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No abstract provided.


Advertising Practices Of North Dakota Retailers, John M. Erickson Aug 1963

Advertising Practices Of North Dakota Retailers, John M. Erickson

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No abstract provided.


A Critical Analysis Of The Management Of Springville High School Museum Of Art, Rell G. Francis Jan 1963

A Critical Analysis Of The Management Of Springville High School Museum Of Art, Rell G. Francis

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the management policies of the Springville High School Museum of Art, and to arrive at an estimate of their effectiveness by means of a comparative analysis with fundamental elements of generally accepted good museum management.

Materials from the booklet, So You Want a Good Museum by Carl E. Guthe, were used as basic criteria for making the comparison which included investigating the following factors: (1) goals and purposes, (2) collections, (3) organization, (4) administration, and (5) activities.

A survey of literature, visits to museums, and interviews with museum administrators were made to …


Mahonri Mackintosh Young, Printmaker, Shirley Kazuko Yonemori Jan 1963

Mahonri Mackintosh Young, Printmaker, Shirley Kazuko Yonemori

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to study and to document the life and work of Mahonri Young as a printmaker. The more specific questions to be answered in this study were: 1. How does Mr. Young rate as a fine printmaker? 2. What are his contributions to American Art as a fine printmaker?


Psychological Distance In A Dyadic Interview As A Function Of Introversion-Extraversion, Anxiety, Social Desirability, And Stress, William D. Leipold Jan 1963

Psychological Distance In A Dyadic Interview As A Function Of Introversion-Extraversion, Anxiety, Social Desirability, And Stress, William D. Leipold

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study To Determine The Feasibility Of An Office Co-Operative Work Experience Program In The Henderson Attendance Area Of The Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada, Gladys M. White Jan 1963

A Study To Determine The Feasibility Of An Office Co-Operative Work Experience Program In The Henderson Attendance Area Of The Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada, Gladys M. White

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No abstract provided.


A Structural Analysis Of Psychological Melodrama, Robert H. Dornquast Jul 1962

A Structural Analysis Of Psychological Melodrama, Robert H. Dornquast

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No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Beginnings, Purposes, And Influence Of Drama In Ogden From 1840 To 1900, Harold R. Oaks Jan 1962

An Evaluation Of The Beginnings, Purposes, And Influence Of Drama In Ogden From 1840 To 1900, Harold R. Oaks

Theses and Dissertations

During the latter half of the nineteenth century Utah was undergoing physical and cultural colonization. Four months after the first Mormon pioneers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, the site of Ogden city had been purchased from Miles Goodyear. The city developed slowly during its first twenty years, but when the railroad joined at Promontory Point in 1869, Ogden became the junction of East and West. The city experienced a peculiar economic and cultural boom not known elsewhere in the Mountain West or along the railroad due to the predominately Mormon population which now was imposed upon …


Expense Allowance Deductibility, Benjamin D. Hahn Jan 1961

Expense Allowance Deductibility, Benjamin D. Hahn

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No abstract provided.


The Ogden Tabernacle Choir: Its History And Contributions To The Cultural History Of Utah, Merlin Ray Sorensen Jan 1961

The Ogden Tabernacle Choir: Its History And Contributions To The Cultural History Of Utah, Merlin Ray Sorensen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the Ogden Tabernacle Choir, to ascertain the extent to which it developed musically, and to include any contributions that were made by the various conductors in attaining that degree of artistry achieved by this musical organization. Inasmuch as the choir was disbanded in 1949, this study will encompass its complete history. It will also include a biography of its conductors. Because the choir rehearsed and performed primarily in the Pioneer Tabernacle, a short history of this building and the Ogden Tabernacle Organ will be included, as well.


A Study Of The Reactions Of Latter-Day Saint Youth To The Thirteen Fireside Programs Given In The Winter Of 1960, Emerson Roy West Jan 1961

A Study Of The Reactions Of Latter-Day Saint Youth To The Thirteen Fireside Programs Given In The Winter Of 1960, Emerson Roy West

Theses and Dissertations

This is a study of certain high school and college students to the thirteen Fireside Programs given under the direction of the General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the first three months of 1960. The purposes of this study are twofold: (1) to study the reactions to the fireside program and (2) to study the change in conduct of the audience through the addresses and discussions.